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My fiancé and I are currently in negotiations on a triplex and the inspection revealed some unexpected repairs. With the cost of repairs and the down payment, I’m wondering if we are in danger of over leveraging ourse...
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Hello all on BP! First off I know this question has so many variables and there is no correct answer but id like to hear your opinions and welcome all feedback.
A little about myself, I'm leaving the military...
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Hi BP Community,I've been consuming BP content over web and podcasts like candy for the past 12 months and wanted to finally (formally) intro myself.My name is Jason. I discovered BP in the fall of 2017 which removed ...
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Hey everyone, I’m very new to Biggerpockets, but love that there is such a huge network of experienced/aspiring investors. A little bit of background, I’m an accountant, and I have 1 rental property. I have $100,000 l...
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Okay here's my financial story in a nutshell. I am trying to scale quicker as most of us are.
I own 2 rentals and I'm trying to buy another one.
Spoke with my lender the other day he said my DTI was 2 percent. My ...
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I live in Shreveport LA and it's been on a steady 10 year decline in new construction and labor, here's the graphs for different industries:https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.la_shreveport_msa.htmI'm deciding on whether to i...
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not for sure if i posted this in the appropriate forum .
i would like to hear yalls opinion about how i should proceed .
my current status is im 37 have wife and 3 kids own our home .bring in around 35 ...
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Hi. I am curious if you buy and hold landlords put more money on your mortgage payments, or somewhere else. I am talking about cash flow. After all expenses, say a property is producing $400 monthly cash flow. The...
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How many of you rehab, invest etc... in real estate full time? I have currently a full time job, have not made a deal yet and I'm wondering how most people make the jump over. Is it just leap of faith?
Needless to sa...
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A lot of California investors have talked trash on BP about how much they make on appreciation. I just wanted to post some data to back up that trash talk! lolSince 1980, you've made 350-800% in cumulative asset appre...